Editing Races of Warhammer 40k (section)

==[[Imperium of Man]]==
The big, rotting, galaxy-spanning empire populated by humans and worshipping <strike>a corpse</strike> {{BLAM}} an [[Golden Throne|immobilized]] [[Emperor of Mankind|superhuman]]. A shitty place to live, but still better than the stomach of some hungry xenos or the madness of Chaos.

===Imperial Guard===
The [[Imperial Guard]] makes up the bulk of the Imperium of Man's military. Unlike the <strike>Spess</strike> Space Marines, they are numerous, usually poorly armed, and poorly trained, and prone to dying for the Empra (whether facing towards the enemy, or not). Depending on the setting, they can either be competent and courageous, or cannon fodder that make the [[Space Marines]] look awesome in contrast.

They sometimes manage to kill the enemies of the Imperium with [[Lasgun|flashlights]], but they usually use [[Baneblade|tanks]]. Like a shit ton of tanks. And [[Commissar Yarrick|badass grandpas]].
Also they fall on their heads.

===Space Marines===
The '''Space Marines''' are genetically engineered supersoldiers clad in [[Pauldrons|powered armor]], and are generally regarded as the toughest bastards to ever serve the [[Emprah]]. The average Space Marine is around eight feet tall, has bones that can repel present-day small arms fire, can breathe poisonous gas with no significant problems, is capable of spitting acid, and lives for hundreds of years.

The Space Marines themselves were created by the Emperor using genetic information from the Primarchs, who were also created by the Emperor but subsequently kidnapped by the ruinous powers of [[Chaos]] and scattered across the galaxy while still children. All but two of the original twenty Primarchs were later recovered and reunited with the Space Marine Chapters their genetic material had founded.

Space Marines are generally regarded as something of a "noob army", mainly because every twelve-year-old ''40k'' player has a raging hard-on for them, and almost every unit in the listings has at least a 3+ armor save, making them rather hard to kill. The Ultramarines in particular are an extremely popular choice of Space Marine Chapter, and their blue design coupled with the small size of the miniatures often leads to them being referred to as "Smurfs". Thanks to [[Indrick Boreale]], the Space Marines in general are frequently called "SPESS MEHREENS", or variations to that effect.

The Space Marines of today look very different from the glory days of ''Rogue Trader'', where they earned the nickname "[[Beakie]]" for their fuckawesome helmets. GRIMDARK fluff was less prevalent, and Mahreens were psychotic killing machines, not monks for TEH EMPRAH.

====/tg/ Space Marine Chapters====
One of /tg/'s favorite pastimes is creating new and exciting Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes based on silly concepts. /tg/'s homebrew Chapters include:
*The [[Adeptus Orthodontus]]
*[[Angry Marines]]
*[[Bald Marines]]
*[[Lazy Marines]]
*[[Manly Marines]]
*[[Pretty Marines]]
*[[Reasonable Marines]]

===[[Adeptus Mechanicus]]===
An empire within an empire, the Adeptus Mechanicus form the technological backbone of the Imperium of Man. They control nearly every aspect of life that has to do with machines, from changing a lightbulb to building the great space ships or the mighty Titans. They practice a different religion than the rest of the Imperium, the so called "cult of the Machine God", which considers the Emperor as the "Omnissiah". Their infatuation with machinery makes them clash frequently with other branches of the Imperium, but considering it wouldn't be able to run at all without their expertise, they get a pass.

===[[Sisters of Battle]]===
Just hot girls in power armor? No, unfortunately. They are the fanatical elite warriors of [[Ecclesiarchy]] that use [[melta]]s and sheer [[RAGE]] to destroy any heresy they see. They are too zealous and shlick too hard to Emperor's images to let your erotic fantasies come true.